The United States Naval Academy and Naval Support Activity Annapolis have tightened security measures following two recent acts of violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas.

The primary suspects in the deadly attacks on New Year’s Day shared a history of U.S. military service.

On New Year’s Eve, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. army veteran, was killed by police after a deadly rampage in a pickup truck on Bourbon Street in New Orleans killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more. The incident is being investigated as an act of terrorism inspired by the Islamic State group, according to multiple reports. Authorities believe the New Orleans attacker acted alone.

The following day, an Army soldier fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck before the vehicle exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. The suspect, Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, left notes saying the decision to kill himself and detonate the truck should serve as a “wakeup call” for the United States, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Authorities are still working to determine the motive of the Vegas suspect.

Radicalization among both veterans and active duty service members is on the rise, and hundreds of people with military backgrounds have been arrested for extremist crimes since 2017, according to the Associated Press. The AP found that the individuals had killed or injured nearly 100 people.

On Friday, the U.S. Naval Academy and NSA Annapolis increased “Force Protection” measures to keep its personnel and facilities safe. As a result, general public visitation was suspended Friday at 9 a.m.

Visitation related to a Naval Academy Academy-sponsored event is still permitted, but all individuals will be vetted through the Visitor Control Center at Gate 1 unless otherwise coordinated, Naval officials said.

“We routinely evaluate the security environment and change Force Protection conditions based on prevailing conditions, however as a matter of policy we do not discuss specifics of Force Protection changes,” Naval Support Activity, Annapolis Public Affairs Officer Madelyn Flayler told The Baltimore Sun. “Updates or additional changes will be posted on our NSA Annapolis social media channels as they become available.”

Trusted Traveler, which is the ability of a credentialed individual with base access to escort a non-credentialed individual, was immediately suspended unless associated with a Naval Academy-sponsored event.

According to the U.S. Naval Academy, Greenbury Point, a natural resources conservation area managed by NSA Annapolis located off the Severn River, is closed until further notice. The closure applies to enter the fenced East and West access roads, the established trails and the nature center. The closures do not apply to guests staying at the Cottages, the academy said.

In addition, the Brigade Sports Complex will be conducting 100% I.D. checks. There will also be 100% I.D. checks at all gates.

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